Highlights of AFET, SEDE and DROI comittees 15-18 March 2021
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12. März 2021 In Aktuell, EN

Highlights of AFET, SEDE and DROI comittees 15-18 March 2021

Highlights of Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittees on Security and Defence and Human Rights next week from Monday to Thursday (15-18 March).


Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET)
Wednesday 17 March, 9.00 – 18.00 / Thursday 18 March, 13.45 – 16.45 / Room: ANTALL 2Q2 and remote participation

Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI)
Tuesday 16 March, 13.45 – 18.45 / Room: remote participation (via Antall 6Q2)

Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE)
Monday 15 March, 13.45 – 15.45 and Tuesday 16 March, 10.30 – 18.15 Room: József Antall (4Q1)


COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Wednesday

Vote
Human rights protection and the EU external migration policy (INI), adoption of amendments – Rapporteur Tineke STRIK (Greens/EFA, NL)

Debates

Exchange of views with with Dritan ABAZOVIĆ, Deputy Prime Minister of Montenegro
Presentation of the 2020 Annual Report of the European Endowment for Democracy (EED) by Jerzy POMIANOWSKI, Executive Director of the EED (10.00 – 10.45)

Jointly with the Committee on Development
Exchange of views with the EEAS and the Commission on relations with Southern Africa – focussing on Mozambique, Namibia and South Africa (13.45 – 15.15)

European Parliament recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on EU – India relations Rapporteur Alviina ALAMETSÄ (Greens/EFA, FI) – Exchange of views

Thursday

Vote – Jointly with the Committee on Development, Rule 58
Establishing the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (COD) Rapporteurs Michael GAHLER (EPP, DE ), Maria ARENA (S&D, BE), Charles GOERENS (Renew, LU), Rasa JUKNEVIČIENĖ (EPP, LT) – Vote on the provisional agreement resulting from interinstitutional negotiations (13.45-14.15)

Jointly with the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Exchange of views on the situation of judges in Lithuania in the presence of the Lithuanian Minister of Justice, Council of Judges, Prosecutor General’s Office, Interpol, the Commission and Eurojust (15.15 – 16.45)


SUBCOMMITTEE ON SECURITY AND DEFENCE

Monday

Jointly with the Committee on Foreign Affairs and in association with the Delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly
Exchange of views with Jens STOLTENBERG, Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) (13.45-14.45)

Jointly with the Committee on Transport and Tourism
EU Military concerns with the Regulation on the Single European Sky (SES II +) – Exchange of view with Jiří ŠEDIVÝ, Chief Executive of the European Defence Agency (EDA) and Gal Claudio GRAZIANO, Chair of the EU Military Committee (14.45 – 15.45)

Tuesday

Jointly with the Committee on Foreign Affairs and with the Committee for Industry, Research and Energy
Exchange of views with Ambassador Rafael GROSSI, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) (10.30 – 12.00)

Public hearing on Defence planning and procurement in the EU – a joint approach (14.45 – 16.15) Further information and draft programme


SUBCOMMITTEE ON HUMAN RIGHTS

Tuesday
Exchange of views with Eamon GILMORE, EU Special Representative for Human Rights, on his Activity report and future priorities (13.45 – 14.45)
In association with the Delegation for relations with the Arab Peninsula
Exchange of views on the human rights situation in Saudi Arabia including the case of Jamal Khashoggi (14.45 – 16.15)

Jointly with the Committee on Development
Exchange of views with the UN Commission of Inquiry on Burundi in the presence of Doudou DIÈNE, President and Françoise HAMPSON, Commissioner (16.45 – 17.45)

Exchange of views with Silvio GONZATO, Ambassador, Deputy Head of Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations, on EU priorities in UN human rights fora in 2021 (17.45 – 18.45)


Information to the media about COVID-19 precautions
In an effort to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus, Parliament is reducing the need for physical meetings on its premises, without compromising its role of democratic scrutiny nor its ability to approve the necessary legislative measures to combat the virus and support the public, consumers, businesses and emergency services.

The required social distancing of 1.5 m must be respected on EP premises at all times. Any parliamentary activities, like committee and plenary meetings, which are still taking place will be web-streamed and can be followed by the media without requiring their physical presence on EP premises. MEPs, Commissioners, Council representatives and other invitees will be able to participate remotely.

Anyone wishing to enter Parliament’s premises must wear either a surgical mask or an FFP2 respiratory mask as of 8 March. You will not be allowed to enter Parliament wearing a ‘community mask’ or any mask made of textiles.